EP2978244B1 - Rundfunkinformationssende- und empfangsverfahren, vorrichtung und system - Google Patents

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EP2978244B1
EP2978244B1 EP13880814.2A EP13880814A EP2978244B1 EP 2978244 B1 EP2978244 B1 EP 2978244B1 EP 13880814 A EP13880814 A EP 13880814A EP 2978244 B1 EP2978244 B1 EP 2978244B1
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  • the present invention relates to the communications field, and in particular, to a broadcast information sending method, and a broadcast information receiving method, a device, and a system.
  • An LTE user terminal needs to select, after being turned on, a suitable public land mobile network (Public Land Mobile Network, PLMN for short), further performs cell searching and cell measurement to obtain frame timing of peripheral cells and strength information of the cells, and then selects a suitable cell to receive broadcast information, so as to achieve synchronization with a severing cell and finally reside in a typical cellular system.
  • a configuration and operation information in another channel of a cell is carried by a broadcast channel (Broadcast Channel, BCH for short)
  • BCH Broadcast Channel
  • the broadcast information may be classified into two types:
  • the PBCH has some special design requirements, for example, low system overheads and completely reliable reception on an edge of an LTE cell.
  • the low system overheads of the PBCH may be implemented by carrying a minimum amount of information in the PBCH, because for a large amount of data, implementation of strict coverage causes high system overheads.
  • MIB information in a PBCH in the prior art includes a downlink system bandwidth (3bit), physical HARQ indicator channel (Physical Hybrid ARQ indicator Channel, PHICH for short) structure information (3bit), and 8-bit high bit of a system frame number, and a 10-bit idle bit, and therefore, there is totally 24-bit information, causing relatively high system overheads and poor coverage performance.
  • PHICH Physical Hybrid ARQ indicator Channel
  • Corresponding prior art examples are e.g. discussed in WO 2012/087361 A1 , US 2012/039256 A1 , US 2011/235743 A1 and WO 2011/032107 A1 .
  • Embodiments of the present invention provide a broadcast information sending method, a broadcast information receiving method, a device, and a system, which provide a new PBCH to send PBCH information, where the PBCH information only includes information about a system frame number SFN, so that the PBCH in the embodiments of the present invention carries less information, and accordingly occupies fewer system resources than an existing LTE PBCH does, thereby reducing system overheads, and achieving better coverage performance than the existing LTE PBCH does.
  • a broadcast information sending method including:
  • P is an integral power of 2
  • N T log 2 P.
  • the PBCH information in the PBCH is mapped to 72 subcarriers in a frequency domain center of an OFDM signal.
  • a network in which the PBCH is located does not coexist with another network
  • the PBCH and a synchronization signal are staggered in a time domain
  • the PBCH, a synchronization signal, and a PBCH of the another network are staggered in a time domain.
  • the PBCH occupies, in the time domain, all or some OFDM symbols of N subframes in the specific radio frame in each period T, where N is greater than or equal to 1.
  • the PBCH occupies the last 11 OFDM symbols of other subframes than a subframe 0 and a subframe 5 in the N subframes within the specific radio frame in each period T when a normal CP is used and the last 9 OFDM symbols of the other subframes when an extended CP is used, where N is greater than or equal to 1; or the PBCH occupies second timeslots of other subframes than a subframe 0 in the N subframes within the specific radio frame in each period T, where N is greater than or equal to 1.
  • a position, of the PBCH, within the specific radio frame is applicable to all uplink/downlink configurations.
  • the PBCH occupies some or all of the following OFDM symbols within the specific radio frame: the third OFDM symbol in a subframe 1, the third OFDM symbol in a subframe 6, all OFDM symbols in a subframe 0, and all OFDM symbols in a subframe 5.
  • the PBCH information in the PBCH is sent in a spread-spectrum manner.
  • a broadcast information receiving method including:
  • P is an integral power of 2
  • N T log 2 P.
  • the PBCH information in the PBCH is mapped to 72 subcarriers in a frequency domain center of an OFDM signal.
  • a fourth possible implementation manner according to the second aspect, with reference to the first or the second possible implementation manners when a network in which the PBCH is located does not coexist with another network, the PBCH and a synchronization signal are staggered in a time domain; or when a network in which the PBCH is located coexists with another network, the PBCH, a synchronization signal, and a PBCH of the another network are staggered in a time domain.
  • the PBCH occupies, in the time domain, all or some OFDM symbols of N subframes in the specific radio frame in each period T, where N is greater than or equal to 1.
  • the PBCH occupies the last 11 OFDM symbols of other subframes than a subframe 0 and a subframe 5 in the N subframes within the specific radio frame in each period T when a normal CP is used and the last 9 OFDM symbols of the other subframes when an extended CP is used, where N is greater than or equal to 1; or the PBCH occupies second timeslots of other subframes than a subframe 0 in the N subframes within the specific radio frame in each period T, where N is greater than or equal to 1.
  • a position, of the PBCH, within the specific radio frame is applicable to all uplink/downlink configurations.
  • the PBCH occupies some or all of the following OFDM symbols within the specific radio frame: the third OFDM symbol in a subframe 1, the third OFDM symbol in a subframe 6, all OFDM symbols in a subframe 0, and all OFDM symbols in a subframe 5.
  • the PBCH information in the PBCH is sent in a spread-spectrum manner.
  • a network device including:
  • P is an integral power of 2
  • N T log 2 P.
  • the PBCH information in the PBCH is mapped to 72 subcarriers in a frequency domain center of an OFDM signal.
  • a network in which the PBCH is located does not coexist with another network
  • the PBCH and a synchronization signal are staggered in a time domain
  • the PBCH, a synchronization signal, and a PBCH of the another network are staggered in a time domain.
  • the PBCH occupies, in the time domain, all or some OFDM symbols of N subframes in the specific radio frame in each period T, where N is greater than or equal to 1.
  • the PBCH occupies the last 11 OFDM symbols of other subframes than a subframe 0 and a subframe 5 in the N subframes within the specific radio frame in each period T when a normal CP is used and the last 9 OFDM symbols of the other subframes when an extended CP is used, where N is greater than or equal to 1; or the PBCH occupies second timeslots of other subframes than a subframe 0 in the N subframes within the specific radio frame in each period T, where N is greater than or equal to 1.
  • a position, of the PBCH, within the specific radio frame is applicable to all uplink/downlink configurations.
  • the PBCH occupies some or all of the following OFDM symbols within the specific radio frame: the third OFDM symbol in a subframe 1, the third OFDM symbol in a subframe 6, all OFDM symbols in a subframe 0, and all OFDM symbols in a subframe 5.
  • the PBCH information in the PBCH is sent in a spread-spectrum manner.
  • user equipment including: a receiver, configured to receive PBCH information that is sent, on the physical broadcast channel PBCH, by a network device to the user equipment UE, and configured to receive the PBCH information in a specific radio frame in each period T of the PBCH, where the PBCH information only includes information about a system frame number SFN, and the period T is greater than one radio frame, wherein a sum of a quantity N SFN of bits included in the information about the SFN and a quantity N T of bits that is corresponding to each period T of the PBCH is less than or equal to a total quantity K of bits required by the system frame number.
  • P is an integral power of 2
  • N T log 2 P.
  • the PBCH information in the PBCH is mapped to 72 subcarriers in a frequency domain center of an OFDM signal.
  • a network in which the PBCH is located does not coexist with another network
  • the PBCH and a synchronization signal are staggered in a time domain
  • the PBCH, a synchronization signal, and a PBCH of the another network are staggered in a time domain.
  • the PBCH occupies, in the time domain, all or some OFDM symbols of N subframes in the specific radio frame in each period T, where N is greater than or equal to 1.
  • the PBCH occupies the last 11 OFDM symbols of other subframes than a subframe 0 and a subframe 5 in the N subframes within the specific radio frame in each period T when a normal CP is used and the last 9 OFDM symbols of the other subframes when an extended CP is used, where N is greater than or equal to 1; or the PBCH occupies second timeslots of other subframes than a subframe 0 in the N subframes within the specific radio frame in each period T, where N is greater than or equal to 1.
  • a position, of the PBCH, within the specific radio frame is applicable to all uplink/downlink configurations.
  • the PBCH occupies some or all of the following OFDM symbols within the specific radio frame: the third OFDM symbol in a subframe 1, the third OFDM symbol in a subframe 6, all OFDM symbols in a subframe 0, and all OFDM symbols in a subframe 5.
  • the PBCH information in the PBCH is sent in a spread-spectrum manner.
  • a broadcast information sending and receiving system including the foregoing network device and user equipment.
  • the broadcast information sending method, broadcast information receiving method, device, and system provide a new PBCH to send PBCH information, where the PBCH information only includes information about a system frame number SFN, so that the PBCH in the embodiments of the present invention carries less information, and accordingly occupies fewer system resources than an existing LTE PBCH does, thereby reducing system overheads, and achieving better coverage performance than the existing LTE PBCH does.
  • the embodiments of the present invention have a better implementation effect in a scenario in which there are a large number of small packet services and there is a high requirement on coverage performance, for example, a machine to machine (Machine to Machine, M2M for short) scenario.
  • M2M communications are widely applied, and are closely related to lives of people.
  • the M2M communications may be involved in an intelligent utility meter. Data about household power consumption and gas consumption is transferred by the M2M communications to a public utility institution, and the public utility institution adjusts production thereof by using all the information, so that the production meets an actual demand.
  • the M2M communications may be involved in an automotive industry.
  • transportation companies or enterprise vehicle supervisors can track their vehicles in real time by the M2M communications, or the M2M communications are used in emergencies, maintenance, and location services.
  • the present invention is not limited to the foregoing application scenarios.
  • the method provided in this embodiment of the present invention may be applied to various communications systems, such as: a global system for mobile communications (GSM) network, a general packet radio service (General Packet Radio Service, GPRS) network, a wideband code division multiple access (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access, WCDMA) network, a CDMA-2000 network, a time division synchronous code division multiple access (Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access, TD-SCDMA for short) network, and a worldwide interoperability for microwave access (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, WiMAX for short) network.
  • GSM global system for mobile communications
  • GPRS General Packet Radio Service
  • WCDMA Wideband Code Division Multiple Access
  • CDMA-2000 Code Division Multiple Access
  • time division synchronous code division multiple access Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access
  • TD-SCDMA time division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access
  • WiMAX worldwide interoperability for microwave access
  • the SAE/LTE network may include a radio access network node (for example, eNodeB), a core network node (for example, a mobility management entity MME: Mobility Management Entity), a service gateway (S-GW: Server Gateway) and a packet data gateway (P-GW: Packet Data Network Gateway).
  • a radio access network node for example, eNodeB
  • a core network node for example, a mobility management entity MME: Mobility Management Entity
  • S-GW Service Gateway
  • P-GW Packet Data Network Gateway
  • the radio access network node is used for providing an air interface for user equipment, so that the user equipment accesses the SAE/LTE network.
  • the core network node is a control plane entity, is responsible for a core network control function of the SAE/LTE network, and used for performing mobility management and session management of user equipment.
  • the service gateway and the packet data gateway may be user plane entities, and used for providing a data transmission service for user equipment.
  • an embodiment of the present invention provides a broadcast information sending method. Referring to FIG. 1 , the method includes:
  • the information about the SFN in this embodiment may be sent solely on the PBCH; or the information about the SFN may be added to an MIB message and then the MIB message is sent on the PBCH.
  • the MIB message only includes the information about the SFN, without including downlink system bandwidth information and PHICH structure information, and therefore, an information amount on the PBCH is greatly reduced.
  • an existing system frame number as an example, there are a total of 1024 existing system frame numbers, which range from 0 to 1023, and therefore, only 10 bits are required for transmission, which are 14 bits fewer than those required in the prior art. In this way, utilization of PBCH resources may be greatly reduced, and accordingly system overheads are reduced and coverage performance is improved.
  • a time-diversity mechanism may be used.
  • the information about the SFN is sent in a specific radio frame in each period T of the PBCH, and then a total quantity K of bits required by the system frame number may be at least constituted by a quantity N SFN of bits included in the information about the SFN together with a quantity N T of bits that is corresponding to the period T of the PBCH, and therefore, the quantity N SFN of bits included in the information about the SFN may meet N SFN ⁇ K-N T .
  • N T Ceiling(log 2 P)
  • P is a quantity of radio frames included in each period T of the PBCH
  • each period T is greater than one radio frame.
  • N T Ceiling(log 2 P)
  • P is a quantity of radio frames included in each period T of the PBCH
  • each period T is greater than one radio frame.
  • a preferred period T of this embodiment of the present invention ranges from 40 ms to 160 ms.
  • each period T of the PBCH is 40 ms
  • 2-bit information in 10-bit information may be borne by frame positions in 40 ms, for example, 00 represents a first 10 ms frame, 01 represents a second 10 ms frame, 10 represents a third 10 ms frame, and 11 represents a fourth 10 ms frame.
  • 00 represents a first 10 ms frame
  • 01 represents a second 10 ms frame
  • 10 represents a third 10 ms frame
  • 11 represents a fourth 10 ms frame.
  • 8-bit information is required to represent a complete system frame number.
  • a longer period of the PBCH for example, 160 ms
  • for the information about the SFN only 6-bit information is required to represent a complete system frame number.
  • the information about the SFN in this embodiment of the present invention may be transmitted in the specific radio frame in the period T, and the user equipment may combine data of all radio frames in at least one radio frame to acquire information about a complete SFN, where the at least one radio frame may be preset according to a standard.
  • a standard For example, how many radio frames in one period are specifically selected for transmission of the information about the SFN, and which radio frames are selected can be preset according to a standard. What is preset according to the standard is no longer changed during use, and certainly, the setting may also be changed according to a requirement.
  • each radio frame in the period T is not made to correspond to a redundancy version, and only the information about the SFN on the PBCH is simply repeated, without addition of any other information.
  • the user equipment in order that the user equipment can determine positions of radio frames in a period so as to determine N T bits corresponding to the positions of the radio frames, the user equipment may use the information about the SFN in the period is received as a first radio frame (or a radio frame at a fixed position), and then successively reckon remaining radio frames in the period.
  • each period T includes 16 radio frames, which are separately marked, in this embodiment, as a radio frame 1, a radio frame 2, a radio frame 3, ..., a radio frame 16.
  • a system sets that a network device sends the information about the SFN in the radio frame 1, the radio frame 2, and the radio frame 5, and then the user equipment obtains information about a complete SFN after receiving data sent in the radio frame 1, the radio frame 2, and the radio frame 5; the user equipment may use the complete SFN as a system frame number of a current subframe (the radio frame 5), and then successively reckon remaining radio frames in the period.
  • the information about the SFN may be transmitted in a specific radio frame of each period T.
  • the user equipment may set by default that a radio frame in which the user equipment performs an access is a first radio frame (or a radio frame at a fixed position), and then successively reckon remaining radio frames in the period.
  • the period T is 160 ms, and each period T includes 16 radio frames, which are separately marked, in this embodiment, as a radio frame 1, a radio frame 2, a radio frame 3, ..., a radio frame 16.
  • a system sets that the network device sends the information about the SFN in the radio frame 2, where the radio frame 2 is a radio frame in which the user equipment performs an access, and then the user equipment obtains information about a complete SFN after correctly receiving data sent in the radio frame 2; and the user equipment may use the complete SFN as a system frame number of a current subframe, and then successively reckon remaining radio frames in the period.
  • each radio frame in the period T of the PBCH may be selected as a specific radio frame for sending the information about the SFN, and which radio frame in the period T of the PBCH is used for sending the information about the SFN is not limited in this embodiment, and may be preset according to a standard. Certainly, the standard may also change the setting according to a requirement.
  • the PBCH in this embodiment may be a PBCH newly set by the network device according to an available resource.
  • the network device may map the information in the PBCH to 72 subcarriers in a frequency domain center of an OFDM signal.
  • the PBCH and a synchronization signal are staggered in a time domain; or when a network in which the PBCH is located coexists with another network, the PBCH, a synchronization signal, and a PBCH of the another network are staggered in a time domain.
  • the PBCH may occupy all or some OFDM symbols of N subframes in the specific radio frame in each period T, where N is greater than or equal to 1.
  • a specific radio frame, in which the information about the SFN is sent, in a period is used as an example for description.
  • a frequency division duplex (Frequency Division Duplex, FDD for short) system and a time division duplex (Time Division Duplex, TDD for short) system distinguish uplink data and downlink data in different manners, a method applied to the FDD system and a method applied to the TDD system are separately described.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a TDD radio frame, where DL represents downlink, and UL represents uplink.
  • the PBCH may occupy some or all of the following OFDM symbols within a specific radio frame: the third OFDM symbol in a subframe 1, the third OFDM symbol in a subframe 6, all OFDM symbols in a subframe 0, and all OFDM symbols in a subframe 5.
  • the information in the PBCH may be sent in a spread-spectrum manner, and neighboring cells use different spreading codes.
  • the broadcast information sending method provided in this embodiment provides a new PBCH to send PBCH information, where the PBCH information only includes information about a system frame number SFN, so that the PBCH in this embodiment of the present invention carries less information, and accordingly occupies fewer system resources than an existing LTE PBCH does, thereby reducing system overheads, and achieving better coverage performance than the existing LTE PBCH does.
  • an embodiment of the present invention provides a broadcast information receiving method. Referring to FIG. 5 , the method includes.
  • User equipment UE receives PBCH information that is sent, on a physical broadcast channel PBCH, by a network device to the UE, and the user equipment receives the PBCH information in a specific radio frame in each period T of the PBCH, where the PBCH information only includes information about a system frame number SFN, and the period T is greater than one radio frame.
  • the specific radio frame may be set according to a standard.
  • a sum of a quantity N SFN of bits included in the information about the SFN and a quantity N T of bits that is corresponding to each period T of the PBCH is less than or equal to a total quantity K of bits required by the system frame number.
  • P is an integral power of 2
  • the information in the PBCH may be mapped to 72 subcarriers in a frequency domain center of an OFDM signal.
  • the PBCH and a synchronization signal are staggered in a time domain; or when a network in which the PBCH is located coexists with another network, the PBCH, a synchronization signal, and a PBCH of the another network are staggered in a time domain.
  • the PBCH occupies, in a time domain, all or some OFDM symbols of N subframes in a specific radio frame in each period T, where N is greater than or equal to 1.
  • the PBCH occupies the last 11 OFDM symbols of other subframes than a subframe 0 and a subframe 5 in the N subframes within the specific radio frame in each period T when a normal CP is used and the last 9 OFDM symbols of the other subframes when an extended CP is used, where N is greater than or equal to 1; or the PBCH occupies second timeslots of other subframes than a subframe 0 in the N subframes within the specific radio frame in each period T, where N is greater than or equal to 1.
  • a position, of the PBCH, within the specific radio frame is applicable to all uplink/downlink configurations.
  • the PBCH occupies some or all of the following OFDM symbols within the specific radio frame: the third OFDM symbol in a subframe 1, the third OFDM symbol in a subframe 6, all OFDM symbols in a subframe 0, and all OFDM symbols in a subframe 5.
  • the information in the PBCH may be sent in a spread-spectrum manner, and neighboring cells use different spreading codes.
  • the broadcast information receiving method provided in this embodiment provides a new PBCH to receive PBCH information, where the PBCH information only includes information about a system frame number SFN, so that the PBCH in this embodiment of the present invention carries less information, and accordingly occupies fewer system resources than an existing LTE PBCH does, thereby reducing system overheads, and achieving better coverage performance than the existing LTE PBCH does.
  • an embodiment of the present invention provides a network device 60.
  • the network device 60 includes:
  • the network device 60 in this embodiment may solely send, on the PBCH, the information about the SFN, or may add the information about the SFN in an MIB message and then send the MIB message on the PBCH.
  • the MIB message only includes the information about the SFN, without including downlink system bandwidth information and PHICH structure information, and therefore, an information amount on the PBCH is greatly reduced.
  • an existing system frame number as an example, there are a total of 1024 existing system frame numbers, which range from 0 to 1023, and therefore, only 10 bits are required for transmission, which are 14 bits fewer than those required in the prior art. In this way, utilization of PBCH resources may be greatly reduced, and accordingly system overheads are reduced and coverage performance is improved.
  • the network device 60 may use a time-diversity mechanism to send the information about the SFN to the UE on the PBCH.
  • the network device 60 sends the information about the SFN in a specific radio frame in each period T of the PBCH, and then a total quantity K of bits required by the system frame number may be at least constituted by a quantity N SFN of bits included in the information about the SFN together with a quantity N T of bits that is corresponding to the period T of the PBCH, and therefore, the quantity N SFN of bits included in the information about the SFN may meet N SFN ⁇ K-N T .
  • N T Ceiling(log 2 P)
  • P is a quantity of radio frames included in each period T of the PBCH
  • each period T is greater than one radio frame.
  • N T Ceiling(log 2 P)
  • P is a quantity of radio frames included in each period T of the PBCH
  • each period T is greater than one radio frame.
  • a preferred period T of this embodiment of the present invention ranges from 40 ms to 160 ms.
  • each period T of the PBCH is 40 ms
  • 2-bit information in 10-bit information may be borne by frame positions in 40 ms, for example, 00 represents a first 10 ms frame, 01 represents a second 10 ms frame, 10 represents a third 10 ms frame, and 11 represents a fourth 10 ms frame.
  • 00 represents a first 10 ms frame
  • 01 represents a second 10 ms frame
  • 10 represents a third 10 ms frame
  • 11 represents a fourth 10 ms frame.
  • 8-bit information is required to represent a complete system frame number.
  • a longer period of the PBCH for example, 160 ms
  • for the information about the SFN only 6-bit information is required to represent a complete system frame number.
  • the network device 60 in this embodiment of the present invention may transmit, in at least one radio frame of the period T, the information about the SFN, so that the user equipment may combine data of all radio frames in the at least one radio frame to acquire information about a complete SFN, where the at least one radio frame may be preset according to a standard.
  • a standard For example, how many radio frames in one period are specifically selected for transmission of the information about the SFN, and which radio frames are selected can be preset according to a standard. What is preset according to the standard is no longer changed during use, and certainly, the setting may also be changed according to a requirement.
  • the network device 60 in this embodiment of the present invention does not make each radio frame in the period T of the PBCH correspond to a redundancy version, and only the information about the SFN on the PBCH is simply repeated, without addition of any other information.
  • the network device 60 may make an agreement with the user equipment in advance, for example, it may be agreed that the user equipment uses the information about the SFN in a period is received as a first radio frame (or a radio frame at a fixed position), and then remaining radio frames in the period are successively reckoned.
  • each period T includes 16 radio frames, which are separately marked, in this embodiment, as a radio frame 1, a radio frame 2, a radio frame 3, ..., a radio frame 16.
  • a system sets that the network device 60 sends, in the radio frame 1, the radio frame 2, and the radio frame 5, the information about the SFN, and then the user equipment obtains information about a complete SFN after receiving data sent in the radio frame 1, the radio frame 2, and the radio frame 5; the user equipment may use the complete SFN as a system frame number of a current subframe (the radio frame 5), and then successively reckon remaining radio frames in the period.
  • the network device 60 may transmit, in a specific radio frame in each period T, the information about the SFN.
  • the network device 60 may make an agreement with the user equipment in advance, and accordingly the user equipment may set by default that a radio frame in which the user equipment performs an access is a first radio frame (or a radio frame at a fixed position), and then successively reckon remaining radio frames in the period.
  • the period T is 160 ms, and each period T includes 16 radio frames, which are separately marked, in this embodiment, as a radio frame 1, a radio frame 2, a radio frame 3, ..., a radio frame 16.
  • a system sets that the network device 60 sends, in the radio frame 2, the information about the SFN, where the radio frame 2 is a radio frame in which the user equipment performs an access, and then the user equipment obtains information about a complete SFN after correctly receiving data sent in the radio frame 2; and the user equipment may use the complete SFN as a system frame number of a current subframe, and then successively reckon remaining radio frames in the period.
  • the network device 60 may select each radio frame in the period T of the PBCH as a specific radio frame for sending the information about the SFN, and which radio frame in the period T of the PBCH is used for sending the information about the SFN is not limited in this embodiment, and may be preset according to a standard. Certainly, the standard may also change the setting according to a requirement.
  • the PBCH in this embodiment may be a PBCH newly set by the network device 60 according to an available resource.
  • the network device 60 may map the information in the PBCH to 72 subcarriers in a frequency domain center of an OFDM signal.
  • the PBCH and a synchronization signal are staggered in a time domain; or when a network in which the PBCH is located coexists with another network, the PBCH, a synchronization signal, and a PBCH of the another network are staggered in a time domain.
  • the PBCH may occupy all or some OFDM symbols of N subframes in the specific radio frame in each period T, where N is greater than or equal to 1.
  • a specific radio frame, in which the information about the SFN is sent, in a period is used as an example for description. Because an FDD system and a TDD system distinguish uplink data and downlink data in different manners, the FDD system and the TDD system are separately described.
  • uplink data and downlink data uses different frequencies, and therefore, uplink and downlink are distinguished by using frequency information. If a frequency domain position of a radio frame is in an uplink frequency range, all OFDM symbols within the radio frame are used for the uplink, or otherwise, if a frequency domain position of a radio frame is in a downlink frequency range, all OFDM symbols within the radio frame are used for the downlink.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an FDD radio frame.
  • the PBCH may occupy the last 11 OFDM symbols of other subframes than a subframe 0 and a subframe 5 in the N subframes within the specific radio frame in each period T when a normal CP is used and the last 9 OFDM symbols of the other subframes when an extended CP is used, where N is greater than or equal to 1.
  • a value of N may be set according to a standard, and the value of N is unchanged after being set. Certainly, the standard may also change the setting according to a requirement.
  • the PBCH occupies second timeslots of other subframes than a subframe 0 in the N subframes within the specific radio frame in each period T, where N is greater than or equal to 1.
  • CRC information may be added, and a quantity of bits of the added CRC information is less than or equal to 8.
  • FIG. 3 is a structural diagram of a specific PBCH in an FDD system, where a period of the PBCH is 160 ms; in the PBCH, there is totally 6-bit information about an SFN, with addition of 8-bit CRC information; and PBCH information is mapped to 72 subcarriers in a center, and occupies the last 11 OFDM symbols of a subframe 1 of a first radio frame in a period.
  • uplink data and downlink data use different time, and therefore uplink and downlink are distinguished by using time information.
  • OFDM symbols are alternately used for the uplink or the downlink, and a rule of alternation is referred to as an uplink/downlink configuration.
  • 7 different uplink/downlink configurations are configured, and in the TDD system, a position, of the PBCH, within the specific radio frame is applicable to all the uplink/downlink configurations.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a TDD radio frame, where DL represents downlink, and UL represents uplink.
  • the PBCH may occupy some or all of the following OFDM symbols within a specific radio frame: the third OFDM symbol in a subframe 1, the third OFDM symbol in a subframe 6, all OFDM symbols in a subframe 0, and all OFDM symbols in a subframe 5.
  • the PBCH information in the PBCH may be sent in a spread-spectrum manner, and neighboring cells use different spreading codes.
  • the network device 60 for sending broadcast information provides a new PBCH to send PBCH information, and the PBCH information only includes information about a system frame number SFN, so that the PBCH in this embodiment carries less information, and accordingly occupies fewer system resources than an existing LTE PBCH does, thereby reducing system overheads, and achieving better coverage performance than the existing LTE PBCH does.
  • an embodiment of the present invention provides user equipment 70.
  • the user equipment 70 includes. a receiver 701, configured to receive PBCH information that is sent, on a physical broadcast channel PBCH, by a network device to the user equipment UE 70, and configured to receive the PBCH information in a specific radio frame in each period T of the PBCH, where the PBCH information only includes information about a system frame number SFN, and the period T is greater than one radio frame
  • the specific radio frame may be set according to a standard.
  • a sum of a quantity N SFN of bits included in the information about the SFN and a quantity N T of bits that is corresponding to each period T of the PBCH is less than or equal to a total quantity K of bits required by the system frame number.
  • P is an integral power of 2
  • the PBCH information in the PBCH may be mapped to 72 subcarriers in a frequency domain center of an OFDM signal.
  • the PBCH and a synchronization signal are staggered in a time domain; or when a network in which the PBCH is located coexists with another network, the PBCH, a synchronization signal, and a PBCH of the another network are staggered in a time domain.
  • the PBCH occupies, in a time domain, all or some OFDM symbols of N subframes in a specific radio frame in each period T, where N is greater than or equal to 1.
  • the PBCH occupies the last 11 OFDM symbols of other subframes than a subframe 0 and a subframe 5 in the N subframes within the specific radio frame in each period T when a normal CP is used and the last 9 OFDM symbols of the other subframes when an extended CP is used, where N is greater than or equal to 1; or the PBCH occupies second timeslots of other subframes than a subframe 0 in the N subframes within the specific radio frame in each period T, where N is greater than or equal to 1.
  • a position, of the PBCH, within the specific radio frame is applicable to all uplink/downlink configurations.
  • the PBCH occupies some or all of the following OFDM symbols within the specific radio frame: the third OFDM symbol in a subframe 1, the third OFDM symbol in a subframe 6, all OFDM symbols in a subframe 0, and all OFDM symbols in a subframe 5.
  • the PBCH information in the PBCH may be sent in a spread-spectrum manner, and neighboring cells use different spreading codes.
  • the user equipment 70 provided in this embodiment provides a new PBCH to receive PBCH information, and the PBCH information only includes information about a system frame number SFN, so that the PBCH in this embodiment carries less information, and accordingly occupies fewer system resources than an existing LTE PBCH does, thereby reducing system overheads, and achieving better coverage performance than the existing LTE PBCH does.
  • an embodiment of the present invention provides a broadcast information sending and receiving system.
  • the system includes:
  • the broadcast information sending and receiving system provided in this embodiment provides a new PBCH to send and receive PBCH information, and the PBCH information only includes information about a system frame number SFN, so that the PBCH in this embodiment carries less information, and accordingly occupies fewer system resources than an existing LTE PBCH does, thereby reducing system overheads, and achieving better coverage performance than the existing LTE PBCH does.
  • the program may be stored in a computer readable storage medium. When the program runs, the steps of the method embodiments are performed.
  • the foregoing storage medium includes: any medium that can store program code, such as a ROM, a RAM, a magnetic disk, or an optical disc.

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  1. Sendeverfahren für "Broadcast"-Informationen, umfassend:
    Senden, durch eine Netzwerkeinrichtung auf einem physischen Rundsende-Kanal PBCH, von PBCH-Informationen zu einem Benutzergerät UE und Senden, durch die Netzwerkeinrichtung, der PBCH-Informationen in einem spezifischen Funkrahmen in jedem Zeitraum T des PBCH, wobei die PBCH-Informationen nur Informationen über eine Systemrahmennummer SFN umfassen und der Zeitraum T größer als ein Funkrahmen ist,
    wobei eine Summe einer Anzahl NSFN von Bits, die in den Informationen über die SFN enthalten sind, und einer Anzahl NT von Bits, die jedem Zeitraum T des PBCH entsprechen, kleiner als oder gleich einer Gesamtanzahl K von Bits ist, die durch die Systemrahmennummer benötigt wird.
  2. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, wobei
    die Anzahl von Bits, die jedem Zeitraum T des PBCH entsprechen, NT = Obergrenze(log2P) ist, wobei P eine Anzahl von Funkrahmen ist, die in jedem Zeitraum T des PBCH enthalten sind.
  3. Verfahren nach Anspruch 2, wobei P eine ganzzahlige Potenz von 2 ist und die Anzahl von Bits, die jedem Zeitraum T des PBCH entsprechen, NT = log2P ist.
  4. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, wobei die PBCH-Informationen im PBCH auf eine Spreizspektrum-Weise gesendet werden.
  5. Empfangsverfahren für Rundsende-Informationen, umfassend:
    Empfangen, durch das Benutzergerät UE, von PBCH-Informationen, die auf einem physischen Rundsende-Kanal PBCH durch eine Netzwerkeinrichtung zum UE gesendet werden, und Empfangen, durch das Benutzergerät, der PBCH-Informationen in einem spezifischen Funkrahmen in jedem Zeitraum T des PBCH,
    wobei die PBCH-Informationen nur Informationen über eine Systemrahmennummer SFN umfassen und der Zeitraum T größer als ein Funkrahmen ist;
    wobei eine Summe einer Anzahl NSFN von Bits, die in den Informationen über die SFN enthalten sind, und einer Anzahl NT von Bits, die jedem Zeitraum T des PBCH entsprechen, kleiner als oder gleich einer Gesamtanzahl K von Bits ist, die durch die Systemrahmennummer benötigt wird.
  6. Verfahren nach Anspruch 5, wobei die Anzahl von Bits, die jedem Zeitraum T des PBCH entsprechen, NT = Obergrenze(log2P) ist, wobei P eine Anzahl von Funkrahmen ist, die in jedem Zeitraum T des PBCH enthalten sind.
  7. Verfahren nach Anspruch 6, wobei P eine ganzzahlige Potenz von 2 ist und die Anzahl von Bits, die jedem Zeitraum T des PBCH entsprechen, NT = log2P ist.
  8. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 5 bis 7, wobei die PBCH-Informationen im PBCH auf eine Spreizspektrum-Weise gesendet werden.
  9. Netzwerkeinrichtung (60), umfassend:
    einen Sender (61), der dazu konfiguriert ist, auf einem physischen Rundsende-Kanal PBCH PBCH-Informationen zu einem Benutzergerät UE zu senden, und dazu konfiguriert ist, die PBCH-Informationen in einem spezifischen Funkrahmen in jedem Zeitraum T des PBCH zu senden, wobei die PBCH-Informationen nur Informationen über eine Systemrahmennummer SFN umfassen und der Zeitraum T größer als ein Funkrahmen ist,
    wobei eine Summe einer Anzahl NSFN von Bits, die in den Informationen über die SFN enthalten sind, und einer Anzahl NT von Bits, die jedem Zeitraum T des PBCH entsprechen, kleiner als oder gleich einer Gesamtanzahl K von Bits ist, die durch die Systemrahmennummer benötigt wird.
  10. Netzwerkeinrichtung (60) nach Anspruch 9, wobei
    die Anzahl von Bits, die jedem Zeitraum T des PBCH entsprechen, NT = Obergrenze(log2P) ist, wobei P eine Anzahl von Funkrahmen ist, die in jedem Zeitraum T des PBCH enthalten sind.
  11. Netzwerkeinrichtung (60) nach Anspruch 10, wobei P eine ganzzahlige Potenz von 2 ist und die Anzahl von Bits, die jedem Zeitraum T des PBCH entsprechen, NT = log2P ist.
  12. Netzwerkeinrichtung (60) nach einem der Ansprüche 9 bis 11, wobei die PBCH-Informationen im PBCH auf eine Spreizspektrum-Weise gesendet werden.
  13. Benutzergerät (70), umfassend:
    einen Empfänger (71), der dazu konfiguriert ist, PBCH-Informationen, die auf einem physischen Rundsende-Kanal PBCH durch eine Netzwerkeinrichtung zum Benutzergerät UE gesendet werden, zu empfangen und dazu konfiguriert ist, die PBCH-Informationen in einem spezifischen Funkrahmen in jedem Zeitraum T des PBCH zu empfangen, wobei die PBCH-Informationen nur Informationen über eine Systemrahmennummer SFN umfassen und der Zeitraum T größer als ein Funkrahmen ist, wobei eine Summe einer Anzahl NSFN von Bits, die in den Informationen über die SFN enthalten sind, und einer Anzahl NT von Bits, die jedem Zeitraum T des PBCH entsprechen, kleiner als oder gleich einer Gesamtanzahl K von Bits ist, die durch die Systemrahmennummer benötigt wird.
  14. Benutzergerät (70) nach Anspruch 13, wobei die Anzahl von Bits, die jedem Zeitraum T des PBCH entsprechen, NT = Obergrenze(log2P) ist, wobei P eine Anzahl von Funkrahmen ist, die in jedem Zeitraum T des PBCH enthalten sind.
  15. Benutzergerät (70) nach Anspruch 14, wobei P eine ganzzahlige Potenz von 2 ist und die Anzahl von Bits, die jedem Zeitraum T des PBCH entsprechen, NT = log2P ist.
  16. Benutzergerät (70) nach einem der Ansprüche 13 bis 15, wobei die PBCH-Informationen im PBCH auf eine Spreizspektrum-Weise gesendet werden.
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